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Nov. 19, 2007

Blue Collar to Black Robe

Commissioner Benjamin R. Campos often finds himself doling out his father's advice about honor and work to the juveniles appearing before him.

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Los Angeles County (Downey) Superior Court
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      DOWNEY - Commissioner Benjamin R. Campos knows what it's like to be young and stupid.
      He remembers the time he and a buddy persuaded a liquor store customer to buy them a six-pack of Budweiser.
      Campos, all of 16, popped open one of the cans and began guzzling the beer while they sat in his friend's c... (continued)

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